Kiplinger values Purdue: University climbs to 51st in magazine's ranking of 'best values' in public colleges

10:40 PM,
Jan. 5, 2013

Written by

Eric Weddle
eweddle@jconline.com

Purdue University's West Lafayette campus just missed the top 50 in a recently released ranking of best values in U.S. public colleges.

Purdue is 51st among 100 schools as ranked by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. Last year Purdue placed 60th. Indiana University continues to stay within the top 40 on the annual list, hitting 39th.

While Purdue fares well in the report, campus administrators are not officially touting it even as they discuss a move to more value- and output-based rankings. ...